#NewVisions2023: A Student Exhibition -
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V. Elizabeth Turk has selected 50 images for the #NewVisions2023 collegiate exhibition. Elizabeth's juror statement is posted below along with the complete list of exhibiting artists (with prize winners and honorable mentions noted in bold). Congratulations to all!
GRAND PRIZE: Isabel Miranda, Emerson College | FIRST PRIZE: Bill Walterman, Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice | SECOND PRIZE: Siyi Tang, Savannah College of Art and Design | THIRD PRIZE: Abigail Killian, Arkansas State University | Vincent Alban, Rochester Institute of Technology | Lauren Allen, University of North Texas | Norman Aragones, De Anza College | Ashley Bowen, L Makeup Institute | HM - Justin Carney, Indiana University Bloomington | Lynse Cooper, California College of the Arts | CJ Crawford, University of Texas at Austin | LaDonna Daniel, Amarillo College | Gabrielle DeCrisci, St. Mary's College of Maryland | Kelly Dempster, Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice | Devin DePamphilis, University of Pittsburgh | Claudia Durand, University of Houston | Drew Dzurko, Nothern Illinois University School of Art and Design | Stone Feinberg, Texas State University | Jocelyn Flores, Barry University | HM - Will Foerster, Savannah College of Art and Design | Jenna Futrell, University of North Carolina Greensboro | Esther Garcia, University of New Mexico | Jp Gibson, Lesley University | Lynn Hansford, Modesto Junior College | Rowin Hernandez, Savannah College of Art and Design | Alexander Iglesias, Rochester Institute of Technology | HM - Brianna Inman, University of Texas of the Permian Basin | Marcus Jackson, Jr., Stephen F. Austin State University | Feng Jiang, Taipei National University of the Arts | HM - Kip King, Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education | Colin Knight, Barry University | Mark Kuhn, Wilmington University | Rachel LeBlanc, Savannah College of Art and Design | Peiyu Liu, University of Cincinnati | Jennifer Marion, University of Houston | Aimee McCrory, Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice | Ella McQueen, Delta State University | Annabeth Mejia, University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Aunna Moriarty, University of Colorado Boulder | HM - Kelsey Nolin, Miami University | Ginger Russell, Stephen F. Austin State University | Nikole Schlevensky, Christopher Newport University | Shawn Smith, Arizona State University | Kyle Stewart, Baylor University | Charlie Tadlock, Central Washington University | Amber Toney, Odessa College | Jacob Wachal, Savannah College of Art and Design | Leni Wiegand, Indiana University Bloomington
Juror's Remarks
In the call for entry for #NewVisions 2023, I sought submissions reflecting personal vision, exploration of the world, and a passion for photography. The photographs I reviewed did not disappoint me. In fact, I am truly impressed by the diversity of approaches and the quality of the images submitted. I thoroughly enjoyed looking at the images, and it was extremely difficult to select only 50 for the exhibition.
I appreciated the different approaches—everything from new technologies to traditional and antiquarian processes, as well as mixed media, installation, and sculpture. The subject matter ranged from documentary to narrative to self-referential to performative, all with conceptual integrity and consideration.
The Texas Photographic Society has a long history of supporting photographers, providing exhibition opportunities, and building community. It is exhilarating to see so many students taking advantage of this opportunity to submit their work—to see them getting it “out there.” I hope everyone who submitted will continue their work, continue to show it, and continue to be a presence in the world of photography.
It was a terrific experience to immerse myself in these wonderful images. I am honored to have juried #NewVisions 2023 and want to thank the Texas Photographic Society and everyone who participated.
- V. Elizabeth Turk, March 21, 2023
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Texas Photographic Society is proud to present #NewVisions2023, our annual online, open-themed collegiate student photo competition. The exhibition will be juried by V. Elizabeth Turk, Professor of Photography at Savannah College of Art & Design and a photographer with work in the collections of the High Museum of Art, the Polaroid USA Collection, and others. For more details, see the Juror's Statement and Bio below.
Submissions from college undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students of all skill levels are encouraged. Students may submit up to 12 images and each image will be judged independently. CASH PRIZES and a FUJIFILM Camera (X-T30 II body with XF18-55mm lens kit) will be awarded. See details below.
JUROR'S STATEMENT
Photography has been magical since its inception in the early 1800s, and ever since, humans have been drawn to both the technology and art of capturing an image. As students of photography, we find inspiration in its history, technical advances, methods, and processes, and we also learn from critical discussion of the ideas sparked by images. As humans on earth at this particular time, we are influenced by the abundance of photography in our lives: in news, advertising, science, social media, family history, on the walls of thousands of art museums and galleries.
Interesting work is work that shows intent, whether the result is exactly as planned or the “happy accident.” The strongest images show a risk taken, a decision or choice made, whether from a highly orchestrated studio shoot, an “out of the corner of your eye” image with a smart phone, a stroll through your neighborhood or an experiment in the darkroom.
All media and approaches are welcome for submission to this exhibition: digital, film, photograms, chemigrams, lumen prints, antiquarian processes (cyanotype, Van Dyke, palladium, collodion). All genres are welcome too: documentary, fashion, street, landscape, portrait, self-portrait, representational or abstract. Or mix it up!
Honor your own experience and influences when you create an image for submission. I encourage you to submit images that reflect your vision, your exploration of the world, your curiosity and passion for photography.
- V. Elizabeth Turk
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
November 21, 2022 Call for entry opens
NEW DEADLINE! February 28, 2023 Deadline for entry (11:59 pm Mountain Time Zone)
March 21, 2023 Exhibiting artists announced and online gallery opens
AWARDS
New! Grand Prize = FUJIFILM X-T30 II with XF18-55mm lens kit
First Prize = $300
Second Prize = $200
Third Prize = $100
Up to 5 Honorable Mentions may be awarded
The juror will select 50 images for the online exhibition. The selected images will be showcased on our website gallery and promoted to our extended TPS community including members and photo/social media contacts.
ENTRY FEE
The entry fee for current TPS Student Members is $25 for 5 images, plus $6 for each additional image. The non-member entry fee is $30 for 5 images, plus $6 for each additional image. You may enter up to 12 images. You do not have to be a member of TPS to enter. However, you may enter the competition, join TPS or renew as a member at the same time and pay the Current TPS Student Member entry fee of $25.
TPS Student Member Benefits - Annual $20 Student Memberships include Member feature opportunities via our Members' Gallery, Member Spotlight, Members' News, Members' Instagram Takeover, social media accounts and E-Zine, entry fee discounts to all competitions and discounts to programs and services offered through our partnerships.
All entry and membership fees are nonrefundable. Note: as this is an online show, you will not incur any additional expenses for printing, framing or shipping.
ELIGIBILITY
#NewVisions2023 is open to college students at least 18 years old who are enrolled in a college credit course (both undergraduate and graduate) or continuing education/noncredit course. All skill levels are encouraged to apply. Any photographic-based work is welcome including digital, silver, alternative processes, mixed media incorporating photography, collage, and book arts. Works exhibited previously in a TPS exhibition are not eligible.
IMAGE REQUIREMENTS
All entries must be submitted via CaFÉ. Need help resizing images? Go here.
Please submit JPG files only, minimum of 1200 pixels on the longest side and 5 MB maximum. For each image you will need to provide the image title and the process used (Archival Digital Print, Silver Gelatin Print, Platinum/Palladium Print, Wet Plate Collodian, etc.)
ABOUT THE JUROR
Artist V. Elizabeth Turk was a student of painting before making a life in photography in the 1970s.
Her work is exhibited internationally and is in the collections of the High Museum of Art, the Polaroid USA Collection, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia in Atlanta, the Lamar Dodd Art Center in LaGrange, GA, and Il Museo Palazzo Riso, Palermo, Italy–and in numerous private collections. Recently her photography was featured in the High Museum of Art exhibition Underexposed: Women Photographers from the Collection and at Photo London 2022.
In 2005 she co-authored, with writer William P. Baldwin, Mantle Pieces of the Old South: Lost Architecture and Southern Culture (The History Press).
She holds a Master of Visual Arts Degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta; and as a professor of photography has for decades mentored students at the Savannah College of Art & Design.
Her work is represented by Whitespace Gallery in Atlanta, GA.
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Thank you to FUJIFILM USA for providing the Grand Prize of a Fujifilm X-T30 II Camera with XF18-55MM kit lens. NewVisions2023 is made possible through a partnership with Fujifilm, a grant from Texas Commission on the Arts, and the support of TPS members and supporters. We are endlessly grateful.
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TPS TERMS AND AGREEMENT
You retain all rights to your images. If your image is selected for the exhibition, you grant Texas Photographic Society (TPS) the right, in perpetuity, to use and display your image, image title and process, your name, city, state and country of residence, and school name for TPS publicity and promotion. Permissible use includes the display, reproduction and distribution of said information on the TPS website, in TPS exhibitions, presentations, program promotions, artist features, fundraising initiatives and publications, and on social media networks, without further contact from TPS. Please note that we may have to crop images to meet space/proportion requirements for promotional platforms. You understand that TPS will not be held responsible for loss, theft, or other damage, whether caused by the negligence of its officers, members or others. All entry and membership fees are non-refundable. Submission entry and payment signifies understanding and agreement to all of the above terms and conditions.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, please contact TPS Executive Director Ann Shaw at ann@texasphoto.org.